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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1909
Page
3
The Daily Journal bills itself as the official paper of City and County with AP and Lee Syndicate affiliations. It publishes daily except Sundays and a semi weekly edition on Tuesday and Friday nights. Daily carrier delivery costs 10 cents weekly. yearly mail rates are 8.00 for daily and 1.50 for semi weekly.
The record lists New York Office at 308 West 83rd Street with Payne and Young in charge and Chicago Office at 750 Marquette Building with Young in charge. The text assigns leadership to Payne and Young in New York and to Young in Chicago.
The Journal has established agencies around the city for reader convenience. Locations include East Hill Hurlbut Grocery East 2nd Street Booth Moeretine Toborg Bros Oregon Street Ww C A Bosch's Drug Store Hershey Avenue Kecklerville Chavka's Grocery West Bill J H Fuller Grocery Wem Yan Zyl Grocery.
Fragmentary telephony notes list offices Bell Pattoria and Mississippi Valley with stray digits and marks. Unable to determine full entities or context from the damaged OCR.
The Muscatine Journal issues a sworn February 1909 circulation report. Publisher T Throop attests copies printed and distributed, with daily averages and totals around 6,656 to 6,725, certified before Notary F L Bihlmeier on March 2, 1909.
Muscatine respects the sudden death of its mayor Barney Schmidt a loyal German American citizen and battler for the city. The Journal notes honest political differences and Schmidt’s unselfish labor to manage finances during his last term. Citizens are urged to honor his memory through action rather than idle words.
A tribute praising Barney Schmidt, long a pioneer for Muscatine, honoring his public spirit and community service. The piece notes his private virtues, city accomplishments, and the respect he earned from allies and former opponents alike.
Iowa City Republicans say the state should appoint a able lawyer from the second district to the Supreme Court in two years. They name Judges Jackson Muscatine Bollinger Scott and Barker Clinton as fitting candidates. Voters plan to retire current justices when their terms end and support Evans with a view to placing him elsewhere to block renomination. The party argues for strengthening the court and continuing that policy.
In Scott county district court Judge Bollinger issues a strong rebuke to a troublesome class of attorneys. He denounces ambulance chasing and similar tactics as unworthy for the legal profession and states the standard must not be lowered to a mere business driven by speed or vehicle access.
Davenport Times notes that any representative or senator planning a major tariff speech should avoid clashing with President Roosevelt's arrival in Mombasa as papers prioritize the Roosevelt visit over other news.
Waterloo Courier notes Crum packer’s claim that downward revisionists compromised for any tariff gains while demanding full clarification of major exceptions like stocking and glove duties. The piece prompts fuller exposition of these breaks.
The Burlington Gazette notes Winston Churchill asserts a lion will retreat on a stern word. It complains that leftover copies of presidential messages may appear useful for Nimrod, framing the remark with sharp sarcasm.
A Cedar Rapids Gazette feature questions whether Mrs Pierre Lorillard finds fulfillment amid the gay social whirl. The piece suggests satisfaction remains elusive for many in that social scene.
President Taft is set to leave a mark on history as the tariff bill action shapes economic policy. The piece underscores the significance of the tariff measure in his legacy and the ongoing political debate surrounding it.
H T Bennett canvasses the city for residents and addresses for an upcoming city directory. A Rock Island county ferry license has been granted, said to reflect popular demand. W E Smith runs the Washington hotel in Washington Iowa. Richard Williams son of Police Judge Williams lies dying from brain congestion. his sister Sarah is in a troubled mental state.
About 10:30 p m Saturday night S F Perry residing near Third street south of the Baptist church heard a noise at the front door. He found a bundle containing a healthy four week old infant boy with no identifying marks. Perry and his wife vow to care for the child and seek reasonable recompense for their trouble. The steamboat landing extension work began today under Street Commissioner Patten.
C Heppe smiles at his son William's marriage last evening at Mt Pleasant. About 75 guests attended as the groom, an instructor in music at the university, wed, bringing a daughter into the family. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Heppe and best wishes for the future. A U B church party at Rev Hix’s home raised forty dollars for the recipient.
Ten years ago Fred Davidson son of E. Davidson sustained a severe cut above the left eye and on the nose when startled by a fire alarm at the levee. He dashed across railway tracks and fell against a rail, requiring a dozen stitches at a doctor's office.
In a tense dining room encounter a veiled lady and her mysterious companion pursue an unseen bargain. A mask and a silent dare reveal hidden identities as they tease fate and desire. The woman asserts she will fade from his life unless destiny reveals her face.
A brief classifieds line directs readers to Thompson Bros and McQuesten and Sawyer as alternative sources when their preferred dealer does not stock the item. The note emphasizes prompt access to replacements through named local businesses.
A continuation scene shows a man determined to preserve a witnessed kiss by taking a wine glass from a woman and insisting on a tangible token. He questions her memory while planning to show Sandford his dream fulfilled, ending with a polite, symbolic gesture.
Washington reports a Wilson bill backed by the American Federation of Labor seeks to curb injunctions in labor disputes, legalize boycotts, and permit farmer labor agreements. It mirrors Roosevelt era Civic Federation ideas and faces a doubtful outlook in a fractured congress as Gompers argues for broader protections.
An old advertisement promotes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve claiming it heals scalds from steam and scorched sores and piles. The ad guarantees 25 cents and cites Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store as the seller.
Prof Chr Oelschlagel in charge of the violin department at West Liberty School of Music will give a recital in the I O O F hall on Wednesday March 31. He will be accompanied by pupil Kathrina Noack from Rock Island. Several local residents are noted in the report including Mrs Orrion Brown and Mrs W Reynolds.
In December 1908 verses by Henry and Tertius Van Dyke reflect on an island paradise under attack by natural disaster and human misery. The speaker laments wrecked beauty, questions fate, and declares that God reigns and humanity endures in suffering. The piece closes with a hopeful note of witnessing human love.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Will Burnett on Tuesday in South Cedar. Mrs W D Ridenour stayed a few days in Wilton with a sick mother. Grandma Bowman has been ill, nurse Miss Gibson from Iowa City cares for her. Blanche and Ethel Aker of West Liberty spent Thursday night at the Mathews home. Elsie Weth of West Liberty visited the Ridenour home. Mildred Milnes stayed last week with grandparents John and Mrs Taylor of West Liberty. Mary Anderson and Robert of West Liberty visited uncle Joe Noring and family. Mrs Helen McCann of Atalissa called on ill sister Mrs Bowman Saturday.
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